Current Residents: Class of 2008

Drs. DePalma, Becker, Howson, Downes, Shepard, and Madani (center)

Mark Becker, MD
Undergrad: University of Texas - Austin - BS Molecular Biology
Medical School: University of Texas - Medical Branch - Galveston, TX
Residency: 5 years of General Surgery - Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Interests: Weight Training/Fitness, reading, swimming, diving, snow skiing.
Email:BeckerMD@aol.com

Darren DePalma, MD
Undergrad: Rider University- BS in Biology
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Internship 1: General Surgery- Albany Medical College
Internship 2: Internal Medicine- USF
Interests: Completing THIS residency, golf, my Jeep, Yankee baseball,
the Jersey Shore, pizza at Lombardi's- 32 Spring St., NYC

Andrew Downes, MD
Undergrad: East Tennessee State University, BS Biochem
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Hobbies: Family, Running, Swimming, Tennis, UT football and thinking about my "future" jeep.

Julie Howson, MD
Undergrad: Cornell University, BS Microbiology
Graduate: Columbia University, MA Applied Physiology
Medical School: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Interests: Skiing, hiking, climbing

Kaivon Madani, MD
Undergrad - The Citadel - BS Biology
Medical School - Univ of Florida College of Medicine
Interests: Following the Bucs, Lightning and Gators, yardwork, exercise, boating, spending time with my wife, live music.

Brooke Shepard, MD
Undergrad: Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, BS Biology
Graduate: USF College of Public Health, MPH Epidemiology
Medical School: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Interests: spending time with family, gardening, beach